South Africa: Ministers Must Answer for R2.5 Million R Kelly Bungle

press release

According to media reports the Sport and Recreation Minister, Fikile Mbalula and the Arts and Culture Minister, Paul Mashatile paid R2.5 million for an R Kelly concert that never was.

According to the Sowetan today, the Ministers were made to believe by the former National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) CEO, Andile Lungisa, that R Kelly had been secured to perform at the Nelson Mandela Sports and Cultural Day at the FNB stadium this coming Saturday.

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